I think that it is a great achievement to put a person on the moon. But to put a person on the earth-that is even more.

My favorite word is 'pumpkin.' You can't take it seriously. But you can't ignore it, either. It takes ahold of your head and that's it. You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am.

Why can't a state that launches cosmonauts into space provide enough eggs and milk for its city children during the winter months?

I think that it is a great achievement to put a person on the moon. But to put a person on the earth-that is even more.

Life within the Kremlin was shrouded in impenetrable secrecy.

By the way, I understand that now you can have the Times delivered to your door here in the Twin Cities.

There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned.